MB1944

Hi Guys

Just to bring this one back to the top, the restoration is underway. Having sanded the tin work on the windshield I have uncovered the Royal Signals blue and white square with what appears to be 67 in red letters superimposed, on the other side there is the start of a red background but I have not been able to identify a divisional marking. This result is interesting to me as my father was in a signals section in the Black Cats which had a red background, so fingers crossed, could there be a cat under the paint? How scary would that be?

I have already had one strange coincidence with Ebay. On his return from the war he had brought home a copy of "The Two Types" (a send up cartoon book about British officers in North Africa, and a later edition for Italy). My wife spotted a pair of hand painted wooden cut outs of the cartoon duo, she bid, and won them. When they arrived painted on the back of one of them was written Souvenir Leghorn Italy 1945 and on the other "to L/C Young from paintshop", his name was Young and he was a L/C and he had been to Leghorn. He had often said that many souvenirs including his collection of propaganda leaflets were lost when a weapons carrier fell of a hillside road in Italy. Maybe all just a coincidence or.....?

I will get some pictures of the project on in due course

regards

John

Hi Alan

Good to have a fellow Wirralian on board, welcome, look forward to seeing you round the shows.

Regards

John

All Rays friends in Cheshire & Merseyside MVT were saddened to hear of Rays passing. He was one of lifes gentleman whose happy outlook on life will be sadly missed by one and all.

Our thoughts are with his wife Margaret, son Tony and family at this very sad time.

John

Hi

I found this site selling 2 3/4" exhaust pipe in lengths up to 3 metres.

http://www.westerntydens.co.uk/catalogue.pdf

Best regards

John

Hoppy

I think the contract date would be 8th September, don't, forget the Americans put the month before the date.

MB1944

Wally

Could you please give a link to this info?

regards

John

Hi Guys

Forgive me being a little pedantic perhaps but the more common Imperial thread sizes are BSW, BSF, BSP BSPT and BA.

Our American cousins created UNC, UNF etc. All are easily available from your local fastener suppliers.

Best regards

John

What about the twelve man crew and the shells weighing upto 900 pounds???????? :-|

John

Hi All

I switched to Paul James and got a very good deal, as have others I recommended to try them.

Best regards

John

Hi Folks

The jeep will be restore back to Ford GPW 1942 in British guise. Probably as 56th London Infantry Div. known as the "Black Cats". My father served in North Africa and Italy with them.

Best regards

MB1944

Hi everyone

I have just aquired a 1942 Ford GPW for renovation, to add to my Wyllis MB 1944, MBT trailer and M38A1.

I intend to do it up as British, probably in the guise of the 56th London Infantry Division known as the "Black Cats"

which my father served in in North Africa and Italy.

Regards

MB1944